The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16
SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1887.
LOCALS.

Sunday school Excursions are flour
ishing.
1t is the impression of all that sum-
mer has come.
Rev. T. G. Carman will preach at
Pedricktown tomorrow morning.
The personal property of the late
Thomas Murphy was sold on Thursday
The hon wagon factory shut down
on Wednesday to take account of stock
George Lodge, of Paulsboro will soon
commence building a Cotton schooner.
Benz. Cheesman is said to have the
finest melon patch in the vicinity OF
AubOrn.
james Halter caught a green sea
turtle in a sturgeon net off Pennsgroye
on Friday.
w. e. Peterson has had his resi-
dence on Main street frightened by
the painters brush.
The oystering sloop Sea Bird and the
schooner Alexis are OF Barber's rail
way being repaired.
The sloop L. L. Morris which was
undergoing repairs OH Barber's rail
way, has been taken off.
Parker Fenni n0re has helped the
looks of his premises at the Cove by in
closing it with a new fence.
Blohm's pond is being stocked with
small rock caught by hooks and lines
under the Pennsgrove wharf.
There will be a eolored camp meet
ing in Divers woods near PenuSgroVe
commencing about July 22ud.
Rev. w. Margerum will preach III
Bridgeport tomorrow making an eX.
change with Rev. w. Ogborn.
The early round potato crop is ex-
ceptlonally good this year and the tn
bers repulted of superior quality.
The Red Men expect to make nsNl
Thursday II bigger days celebration
Than PennSgrova has ever seen before.
Beat in mind The &. A. II. excur
sion to Atlantic city is OH Wednesday,
July 9th. Train leaves Pennsgrove
at q a. IN.
Quarterly meeting at the NJ. b
Churches tomorrow. Rev. w. ). Barn
art will preach in st. Pauls Church in
the morning.
Tlleo. l.. Adams has purchased a lot
on Wisshicakon Avenue of Thomas },
Flanagan and intends building Il mouse
on it in the fall,
News Agent A. j. Trambull's pa
pers got put on Il train too late fol
him to reach Pennsgrove before after
tornoon on Thursday.
Rev. w. N. Ogborn, of Bridgeport
will preach in Emmanuel Church to
morrow morning, 18th, and Rev. w
Barnart, of Gloucester City, in The
evening.
The sloop Rebecca Stevenson, Capt
John Patton, and schooner Z. Leslie
Smith, Capt. Henry Patton, left the
Cove on Tuesday for down the Ba!
to carry salt hay.
The earliest water melons heard o
this year are those of w. Ii. Springer
at Centre Square. They measured
tweuty-seven inches in circumference
a week ago and will be ripe soon,
Emmanuel NJ. E. Sunday school vii
make an excursion to the banks OF tn
Brandy wine on next Wednesday, leay
ing Pennsgrove OH the Mctall at 10 o
clock. All are invited to go with them
Rev. Mrs. Allen, of Pennsvillt
started for her home in England o
Tuesday to be gone t@o months
Their daughter Maggie is visiting rt
1aiives in Montreal and is eXpecte'
home o
The W. @. I. IT,, has rented Elkil
TOMS room oven Mmnyan's resiaural
for "A year. The US will also meet i
it and pay half the rent. Anotht
party Offered more for il to be use
for Il pool Don
Capt. Denny, will give the citizens j
this surrounding vicinity of tile co'n'I
an opportunity for IA excursion to Cal
May on the steamer Republic on neN
Thursday week, 18th, when the steam
er S. A. Mccall will connect with he
A cclored camp meeting is expecte
20 commence III Mitehell's woods ne'
Pennsyille about the 23d, of Jul,
1t will be held by the Baptists demon
nation, and parties from Wilmington
Chester and Salem are expected
TO take part.
The Pedricktown NJ. +. Sund;
school made an excursion to Augustil
Pier on "Wednesday. The P~edricktov
Cornet Band accompanied them. TIN
arrived in Pemsgrove on the "monkel
train about S o'clock, and were ente
tanned in Elkiuton's grove by mus
discoursed by the Band until 9o'elo'
when the Clyde arrived.